Overnight state of emergency lifted in Southern Madison County

"Back Street Mary" Messere of Eaton posted this photo of Erieville firefighters pumping basements early this morning on her Facebook page.

Southern Madison County got hit by heavy rainfall overnight on Saturday, June 6, forcing a dozen homeowners in the Hamlet of Eaton to evacuate their homes. As of this morning, Madison County Emergency Coordinator Joe DeFrancisco said that those residents that were evacuated have returned home and that village crews are working this morning to clear water out of a few remaining basements.

In the hamlet of Eaton, the Chenango River flooded causing the evacuations. DeFrancisco said that the Town of Eaton had issued a state of Emergency at 2 a.m. that was sent back at 8;30 a.m. In Morrisville, highway department workers worked to clear roadways and basements along Route 20 as it was running with water during the rainfall.

DeFrancisco said that crews are still working to clear a few remaining basements in Morrisville, Eaton and Madison and to assess any damage to roadways where shoulders may have been washed out. As far as he knew, Madison was not as heavily affected as Eaton.

DeFrancisco said that the remaining damage will be assessed and that everything should be in working order for those communities this morning.